Richmond Hill and Bryan County High School were well represented last week, as the Savannah Morning News unveiled its 2012-13 Winter Sports end-of-season awards. In total, 17 athletes from the two schools were named to the wrestling, boys basketball and girls basketball teams.

Richmond Hill senior wrestler Ethan Wampler and wrestling coach Bob Parker, garnered the highest honors, as they were named Wrestler of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Wampler, who finished 39-4 with 25 pins in his final campaign, won the Area 3-AAAAA title at 120 pounds (for the second straight year), and after placing fifth in sectionals, he was runner-up at the state competition in Macon. Wampler steamrolled his opponents at state, winning his quarterfinal match 12-4 and semifinal match 12-1 before falling to Clarke Central’s undefeated Andrew Geigrich by technical fall in the final.

Wampler’s other big victory came early in the season, when he won the two-day, 32-man Seahawk Slam at Hilton Head High School.

Parker, 54, was in his first season as Richmond Hill’s coach after coaching 19 seasons previously in Alabama. He coached five wrestlers this year who qualified for the state tournament.

Other Richmond Hill wrestlers named to the first team were Grant Foy at 126 pounds, Zach Bringer at 132, Zach Perez at 138 and Ian Phifer at 145. Logan Rooker (152 pounds) and Derek Tucker (182) received honorable mention nods.

In boys basketball, Richmond Hill senior shooting guard Jeremiah Hill was a second team selection. Hill’s teammates Daniel Wilder and Nick Fitzgerald as well as Bryan County sophomores Kajana Dixon and Jeremy McClendon were honorable mention selections.

And in girls basketball, Richmond Hill forward Keeara Jackson made second team, Bryan County guard Diamond McGirt (who scored her 1,000th career point) was named to the third team, and Richmond Hill’s Hannah Riley and Khadijah Scriven along with Bryan County’s Brianna Smith were named honorable mention.